Cowboys to host Texans in final preseason game

The Dallas Cowboys will host the Houston Texans in the preseason finale for both teams on a date to be determined in late August, the Cowboys announced Thursday.

The contest will mark the return of Wade Phillips to Cowboys Stadium. Phillips, the Texans defensive coordinator, coached the Cowboys from 2007 through the midway point of the 2010 season, when Jerry Jones fired him.

After opening exhibition play against Miami in the Hall of Fame Game at 7 p.m. Aug. 4, the Cowboys will play consecutive road games, traveling to Oakland the weekend of Aug. 9-11 and to Arizona the weekend of Aug. 16-18.

The Cowboys will return to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington to play Cincinnati the weekend of Aug. 23-25.